So I have the Schlage Connect lock and I have experienced low battery life, about 1.5 months overall from the lock. The lock uses 4 AA batteries in series that are placed into a battery tray and then connected to the device via a 9-volt connector that connects to the tray.
Firstly let me tell you I am a computer engineer by trade and have very little circuit design experience.
I have determined I could completely bypass the batteries by simply wiring in a 6V/1000mAh in place of the battery pack. Let me know if that is wrong by am fairly confident it would work. However, the part I am still trying to figure out is wiring in the backup batteries. I was thinking to use the existing battery tray that comes with the lock. I did read over https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/projects/battery-backup-power-supplies/ and it seems doable. I would surmise I need Nimh batteries adding up to 6 volts but noticed I only see 1.2 volt batteries on Amazon. I also believe I would need a 1 kohm resistor. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
Firstly let me tell you I am a computer engineer by trade and have very little circuit design experience.
I have determined I could completely bypass the batteries by simply wiring in a 6V/1000mAh in place of the battery pack. Let me know if that is wrong by am fairly confident it would work. However, the part I am still trying to figure out is wiring in the backup batteries. I was thinking to use the existing battery tray that comes with the lock. I did read over https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/projects/battery-backup-power-supplies/ and it seems doable. I would surmise I need Nimh batteries adding up to 6 volts but noticed I only see 1.2 volt batteries on Amazon. I also believe I would need a 1 kohm resistor. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
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